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Past Taproot newsletters have focused on the natural joys of the season, stuff we’re looking forward to, and upcoming Taproot programs and events. Sometimes we’ve delved into the less joyful topics of our increasingly dire environmental issues. But after checking in on the morning’s latest unprecedented insanity, we actually feel something like nostalgia for the […]
Dear Taproot Families and Friends, On this first day of 2025 there’s a stiff, cold wind and the clouds are flying fast across the sky. A skim of ice covers some of the puddles. It’s close to what a real Iowa winter is “supposed” to feel like, and the 10-day forecast says the trend will […]
Registration opens this Saturday, November 23 at 10 a.m. 2025 Taproot Summer Camps and Cost include: • Taproot Leadership Camp (TLC) Sleep-away camp for rising 7th-Graders to rising 11th-Graders, June 7-14, $1350 • Sprouts Camp half-day camp for kids ages 3-5, $250 • Cambium Camp full-day camp for kids ages 5-8, $440 • Sapling Camp […]
Taproot’s Sprouts Morning Program is designed to give young children continuous, positive, immersive experiences with the earth in wonderful natural areas around Iowa City, in an atmosphere of kindness, awareness, respect, and friendship. Each day’s plan is built around copious amounts of self-guided outdoor play in a wide variety of natural settings. Sprouts teachers Elesa, […]
Bad News and Good News! The bad news is we only have two weeks of camp left. The good news is we still have two weeks of camp left! We have had an amazingly full and fun summer. Please take a look at the vast array of photos of Taproot Kids exploring, playing, learning, and […]
Taproot Ecuador 2024 We just got back to Iowa yesterday from our first Taproot trip to Ecuador, and none of us will ever be the same! It was incredible. The experiences, the firsts, the discoveries, and the beautiful friends we met, I’m confident all of these will stay with us forever. It’s difficult to describe, […]
We must acknowledge that this winter was weird. Aside from a cold, snowy couple weeks, it hardly seemed like winter at all. Aaaaaand it’s not over yet. There’s still a chance winter will try to do its job. But today feels, smells, and looks like the awakening of spring, so we’re going to enjoy it! […]
Registration opens this Saturday, December 2 at 10 a.m. 2024 Taproot Summer Camps include: Taproot Leadership Camp (TLC) Sleep-away camp for rising 7th-Graders to rising 11th-Graders, June 7-15 Sprouts Camp half-day camp for kids ages 3-5 Cambium Camp full-day camp for kids ages 5-8 Sapling Camp full-day camp for kids ages 8-12 Like last summer, […]
Welcome to fall Taproot! Here’s an update as we close out October: Sprouts and ASP We’ve relished the chilly mornings and sun-soaked afternoons full of friendly human interaction and rich nature connection! The Taproot Kids in the Sprouts and After-School Programs have been busy building fairy communities and sand canal systems, climbing trees, harvesting mushrooms […]
We are excited to update you on the continued growth of the Taproot programs in Ecuador! Almuerzos is the program we founded and fund to support in-need seniors in the community with weekly meals. Taproot travelers will have multiple opportunities to participate in meal preparation and delivery, and chances to meet Roque, Tere, and Ele, […]